The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-20
THE FAIR RIVER ASSOCIATION.
\ Large and Harmonious Meeting With
Little BahaIa Baptist Church.

Little Bahala Baptist Church.
The Sixteenth Animal Session Of the
/ Fair River Association convened last FIJI
day with the Little Bahala Baptist
Church in the Northeastern portion Of
Lincoln county aud miles cast of Wes--
son. The Association is composed of II
Baptist churches aud all answered to roll
call as follows, to-wit: Antioch, Brook
haven, Bogue Chitto, Clear Branch, Dd-
mascus, Fair River, Friendship, Little Ba.
hala, Mt. Zion, Mt. Moriah Mt Vernon,
Macedonia, Monticello, Mission Hill,
Pleasant Grove, Rehoboth, Shiloh, Union
Hall, Union, WesSon and Zion Hill. All
except three in Lawrence, one in Frank
lin and two in Copiah, are located in Lin
cOlu county. Mission Hill sancw church
meeting. All were represented by letter
and delegates, the total number of dele
gates being II. The Association organ
lied by re-electing all of its old officer,
to-wit Moderator, +. Z. Douglass; Clerk
b. L. Hobbs; Treasurer, \. J. Martin,
who will probably also be the next Treas
urer of Lincoln county.
In the afternoon of the first day Rev.
J. II. Gambrell preached the Introductory
Sermon which was an able aud impress
i've one and attcntively listened to by u
very large congregation.
Saturday was devoted 10 the reception
and discussion Of reports. a strong re-
port on Temperance was adopted, reitcr-
ating the stand the Association took two
years ago to withdraw fellowship from
all churches whose members are known
III any way to encourage or support the
liquor traffic. The committees appointed
last year to investigate the standing of
Antioch and Union churches on this qurs-
ton, made II favorable report, and the
delegates of those churches were accord
ingly seated. The report on publications
recommended the various publications of
Kind Words Publishing House, of Allan
Ia. Ga, and The American Baptist Pub
lication Society of Philadelphia. The
Foreign Mission journal, published at
Richmond, The Southern Baptist Record,
the State UNCONVENTIONAL paper, and a
''mOral reform secular papers, the
BROoKHAVEN LEADER, New MISSISSIPPI
plan, Sword and Shield and Magnolia
Gazette.
Sunday was wholly devoted to religious
exercises. A Sabbath-School mass-mect-
ing was held at 10 O'Clock by Rev r. H.
Purser, and short addresses delivered by
Revs. J. Il. Parish, j. A. Scarborough,
and w. G. Summers, and at IL o'clock
Rev. S. w. Sibley preached to large
congregation in the church, and Rev. A. |
A. LomaX to ii still larger one ut the stand. |
In the afternoon Rev. J. +. Thigpen
preached in the church and Rev. JOS.
Buckets at the stand All of these popu-
lar diviues acquitted themselves greatly to
the edifcation of their hearers, the ser
mon of Rev A. A. Lomax being excep-
tionally able and eloquent. 1t is seldom
one sees such crowd as WAS on the
grounds Sunday. There seemed acres of
people, and there certainly were acres of
mules and horses and all manner of
wheeled vehicles. For Que time the can
didates were outnunbcrcd.
Monday the entire business Of the
body was resumed. Strong reports were
adopted on mississippi College and Min
istcrial Education, Sabbath Schools. etc
& 4, l. I.t, 4
that during the asSociational year juSt
closed there were received into all the
churches by baptism, 263; by letter, l26;
restored, 20; died, :; dismissed by letter,
lao; excluded, 50; aggregate present
membership, 1892. The footngs for the
various causes contributed to by all the
churches during the year make the fol-
lowing showing: Home Missions, $3.50;
Foreign Mission, S217. 90; State Missions,
500. 10; Ministerial education, $5l.70;
Sustentatisn, Sl28.85 paid pastors l,278,-
10; visiting ministers, $20,25; incidental,
S4o0.00. Thirteen churches reported
Sabbath Schools.
The following ministers were IN atten-
dance during the session and participated
in the proceedings either as a delegates or
messengers from other bodies: Visitors
Revs. J b Gambrcll. A A Lomax, f
Thgpen, S w Slbley and A Scarbor-
ough. Local-Revs. w II Bailey, r
Parish, L Douglass, j ii Gambrell, JOS
Buckets, X Fl Pnrser, + ? Douglass, X
Boone, j NJ Parnell, S Morris and WIN
Stransburg.
After busy session of three days the
Association adjourned Monday afternoon
to meet with Demascus church, Franklin
county, on Friday before The 3rd Sabbath
in October, 1888.
The hospitality of the Bahala people
was unbounded, and nothing was left I'M
done to make the stay of delegates and
visitors in their midst enjoyable. 1t was
the good fortune of this writer together
with several other congenial spirits to be
assigned to the hosptable home of Mr..
G L Breeder, one of the best men III that
portion Of the county and u whOle-souled
christian gentleman, and we were never
treated better in our life.
Sunday we had the pleasure of enjoy
ing with few friends, a barket dinner
furnished by our highly esteeIned friends
DR. and Mrs + A Rowan, who formed Il
part of the vast throng on the grounds
that day.